Renal failure in disasters

Crit Care Clin. 1991 Apr;7(2):421-35.

Abstract

This article focuses on the steps that both search and rescue teams and advanced medical teams may use to reduce the potential for acute renal failure from crush injury in disasters and provides guidelines for the deployment of dialytic resources in the disaster setting.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / physiopathology*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Crush Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Crush Syndrome / therapy
  • Disasters*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Renal Dialysis / methods
  • Rhabdomyolysis / physiopathology
  • Rhabdomyolysis / therapy
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / physiopathology